T203 PNC - Women's Stories Reveal the State of the Shechinah

The conversations and stories that women share among themselves are a reflection of the current spiritual state of the Shechinah (the Divine Presence). The Shechinah is described in Kabbalah as the feminine aspect of the divine, and its condition at any time is mirrored in the world below — especially in the realm of women's discourse. Rebbe Nachman points to Mordechai: he "knew all that was done" — meaning he paid attention to the words and stories of women and through them discerned the state of the divine world. Spiritual sensitivity can be found in unexpected places.